At-Tawba
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Sura
h At-Tawbah (Arabic
: سورة التوبة, Sūratu at-Tawbah, "The Repentance") also known as al-Bara'ah "the Ultimatum" in many hadith is the ninth chapter of the Qur'an, with 129 verses. It is one of the last Madinan Suras. It is the only Sura of the Qur'an that does not begin with the bismillah
. The starting verses of this sura were revealed at the time of war, the context being the Battle of Tabuk.
Ayat 1-4:
The famous Sword verse
and the following ayats (6-7) read as follows:
At-Tawba 29 reads as follows:
The Surah explains how Allah views pagans and also "People of the Book
:
Verse is about Hadith of Abu Bakr and Muhammad in the cave
Ayah 37 documents the prohibition of Nasīʾ, a special form of intercalary months practiced in Arabia:
This prohibition was repeated by Muhammad during the last sermon
on Mount Arafat which was delivered during the Farewell Pilgrimage
to Mecca on 9 Dhu al-Hijja 10 AH.
When the Qu'ran was first compiled there was only one person who had the last verse of at-Tawba written down: Abi Khuzaima al-Ansari (al-Bukhari 6.478), although it was known and memorized by all of the companions.
Sura
A sura is a division of the Qur'an, often referred to as a chapter. The term chapter is sometimes avoided, as the suras are of unequal length; the shortest sura has only three ayat while the longest contains 286 ayat...
h At-Tawbah (Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
: سورة التوبة, Sūratu at-Tawbah, "The Repentance") also known as al-Bara'ah "the Ultimatum" in many hadith is the ninth chapter of the Qur'an, with 129 verses. It is one of the last Madinan Suras. It is the only Sura of the Qur'an that does not begin with the bismillah
Bismillah
There are multiple uses of Bismillah :* Bismillah is first word of the Basmala phrase of Islam.* Bismillah , born in Oruzgan, Afghanistan, in 1952...
. The starting verses of this sura were revealed at the time of war, the context being the Battle of Tabuk.
Ayat 1-4:
The famous Sword verse
At-Tawba 5
-Introduction:Certain ayahs from the Qur'an have been a subject of controversy by many critics of Islam over the years, and so has been Islam on the whole...
and the following ayats (6-7) read as follows:
At-Tawba 29 reads as follows:
The Surah explains how Allah views pagans and also "People of the Book
People of the Book
People of the Book is a term used to designate non-Muslim adherents to faiths which have a revealed scripture called, in Arabic, Al-Kitab . The three types of adherents to faiths that the Qur'an mentions as people of the book are the Jews, Sabians and Christians.In Islam, the Muslim scripture, the...
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Verse is about Hadith of Abu Bakr and Muhammad in the cave
Ayah 37 documents the prohibition of Nasīʾ, a special form of intercalary months practiced in Arabia:
Verily the transposing (of a prohibited month) is an addition to Unbelief: The Unbelievers are led to wrong thereby: for they make it lawful one year, and forbidden another year, of months forbidden by Allah and make such forbidden ones lawful. The evil of their course seems pleasing to them. But Allah guideth not those who reject Faith.
This prohibition was repeated by Muhammad during the last sermon
The Farewell Sermon
The Farewell Sermon , also known as Muhammad's Final Sermon or The Last Sermon, was delivered by Muhammad on the 9th Dhu al-Hijjah, 10 AH in the Uranah valley of Mount Arafat The Farewell Sermon , also known as Muhammad's Final Sermon or The Last Sermon, was delivered by Muhammad on the 9th...
on Mount Arafat which was delivered during the Farewell Pilgrimage
The Farewell Pilgrimage
The Farewell Pilgrimage was the last and only Hajj pilgrimage the Islamic prophet Muhammad participated in, in 632 CE .-Preparations:...
to Mecca on 9 Dhu al-Hijja 10 AH.
When the Qu'ran was first compiled there was only one person who had the last verse of at-Tawba written down: Abi Khuzaima al-Ansari (al-Bukhari 6.478), although it was known and memorized by all of the companions.
Listen to the Sura
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVN1Nv677FwSee also
- Uzair, discusses the controversy of ayat 30 of this surah, (Quran 9:30)